The purpose of this study was to compare the difference of self-regulation ability, physical self-concept, emotion and school life satisfaction according to the sport participation of adolescents, and to examine the causal relationship between each va...
The purpose of this study was to compare the difference of self-regulation ability, physical self-concept, emotion and school life satisfaction according to the sport participation of adolescents, and to examine the causal relationship between each variable through Structural Equation Model(SEM).
This study selected 605 high school students(male:274, female:331) living in the metropolitan city by convenience sampling, and used self-administration method. In addition, this study used 'Sports Participation Level', which Yoo, Tae-ho, Kim, Byoung-Jun, and Lee, Byoung-Jun(2002) made use of, 'Self- regulation Scale', which Huh, Jung-kyoung(2004) supplemented and developed, 'Physical Self-description Questionnaire for the youth (PSDQ-Youth)', which Choi, Seon-in, Chung, Chung-Hee, and Kim, Byoung-Jun(2005) developed, 'Korean Exercise-Emotion Scale', which Yoo, Jin and Kim, Jong-o(2002) developed, and 'School Life Satisfaction Scale', which An, Young-Hwa(2006) were used.
This study analyzed descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, simple linear regression, stepwise multiple regression, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation model by using SPSS 12.0K and AMOS 5.0. Also, all these statistic values were tested in the significant level of p<.05.
This study had the following results.
First, as a result of looking into the difference of each variable according to sport participation level, group which sometimes or often takes part in sport is more significant than those which don't in the cognitive factors, group which often take part in sport is more significant than those which don't in motive factor of self-regulation. Group which sometimes or often take part in sport is more significant than those which don't in the physical attractive, flexibility, sport confidence, physical activity, strength, and endurance of physical self-concept. Group which often take part in sport is more significant than those which sometimes take part in or don't in the every sub-factors of emotion. Group which sometimes or often take part in sport is more significant than those which don't in the friends' relationship, teachers' relationship and studying of school life satisfaction.
Second, as a result of analyzing SEM to examine the causal relationship of each variable, sport participation level had a positive effect on only physical self-concept directly. Physical self-concept had a positive effect on self-regulation and emotion directly. Emotion had a positive effect on self-regulation directly, and indirectly had a positive effect on school life satisfaction through self-regulation. Self-regulation has a positive effect on school life satisfaction directly. Sport participation level didn't have a direct effect on school life satisfaction but, through physical self-concept and self-regulation ability, had a positive effect on it indirectly.
Third, as a result of verifying fitness of research model based on path coefficient between each variable, modified model turned out as a appropriate model in this study.